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Title: ScaramoucheGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:Rafael SabatiniRead by: Gord MackenzieRunning Time: 17:11:41Brief description: Scaramouche is a romantic adventure and tells the story of a young aristocrat during the French Revolution. His successive endeavors as a lawyer, politician, actor, lover, and buffoon lead his enemies to call him «Scaramouche» (also called Scaramuccia, a roguish character in the commedia dell’arte), but he impresses many with his elegant orations and precision swordsmanship. The later film version includes one of the longest, and many believe, best swashbuckling sword-fighting scenes ever filmed. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: The Tavern KnightGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:Rafael SabatiniRead by: VolunteersRunning Time: 06:49:54Brief description: Follow the exploits of Sir Crispin Galliard, also known as The Tavern Knight, in his defence of the King of England against Cromwell and his Puritan Entourage. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: The Sea HawkGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:Rafael SabatiniRead by: Denny SayersRunning Time: 14:37:42Brief description: The Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. The story is set in the late 16th century, and concerns a Cornish sea-faring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous brother. After being forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates under the name «Sakr-el-Bahr», the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his brother. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: The Merchant of VeniceGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:William SHAKESPEARERead by: Filippo Gioachin, Mark F. Smith, David Nicol, Rosalind Wills, Laurie Anne Walden…Running Time: 02:26:16Brief description: William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was printed with the comedies in the First Folio of 1623. Bassanio, an impoverished gentleman, uses the credit of his friend, the merchant Antonio, to borrow money from a wealthy Jew, Shylock. Antonio pledges to pay Shylock a pound of flesh if he defaults on the loan, which Bassanio will use to woo a rich heiress, Portia. A subplot concerns the elopement of Shylock’s daughter Jessica with a Christian, Bassanio’s friend Lorenzo. In its focus on love and marriage, the play shares certain concerns with Shakespeare’s other comedies. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: SonnetsGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:William SHAKESPEARERead by: Chris HughesRunning Time: 02:20:07Brief description: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. The poems were probably written over a period of several years. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: The Tragedy of MacbethGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:William SHAKESPEARERead by: Joshua B. Christensen, Ellis Christoff, Mark F. Smith, Simon Larois, John LiederRunning Time: 02:11:37Brief description: Murder and madness, witches and war: perhaps Shakespeare’s best known tragedy. Macbeth, a general in King Duncan’s army, is given a prophecy by a trio of witches: he himself will become king. Fired by ambition and goaded by his ruthless wife, he murders Duncan and assumes the throne. More killings follow as Macbeth attempts to retain his crown, until he discovers that prophecies are not always what they seem. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: Romeo and JulietGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:William SHAKESPEARERead by: Sam StinsonRunning Time: 03:14:56Brief description: Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage «star-cross’d lovers» whose «untimely deaths» ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Its influence is still seen today, with the two main characters being widely represented as archetypal young lovers. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice FieldsGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:Jules VERNE Read by: EstherRunning Time: 08:19:43Brief description: Edgar Allan Poe’s telling of Arthur Pym’s narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother’s ship the Jane; the very ship that Arthur Pym was on board at the time of his disappearance. Through the efforts of Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is enticed to make the trip to Antarctica to search for any survivors of the Jane. To listen to the audiobook online

Title: Journey to the Centre of the EarthGenerated: MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbpsThe author of the text:Jules VERNE Read by: VolunteersRunning Time: 10:35:59Brief description: The story involves a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French, Professor Von Hardwigg in the most common English translation) who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel (Harry), and their guide Hans encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. To listen to the audiobook online